Cyprus to Pull Citizenship for People Who Got Passports by Investing

Individuals who got passports by investing to lose citizenship
Some Russians, Cambodians, Chinese also to lose passports

Buildings stand on the city skyline on the Greek side of Nicosia, Cyprus.
Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

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By Georgios Georgiou and Paul Tugwell

November 6, 2019 at 12:56 PM UTC

Updated on

November 6, 2019 at 2:04 PM UTC

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Cyprus is beginning the process of revoking citizenship from 26 individuals, including fugitive financier Jho Low, who obtained Cypriot nationality through the country’s investment-for-passport program.

The withdrawal process is focused on investors who obtained a total of 26 passports, including for family members, Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides told reporters in Nicosia.